There’s a new ‘WebBook’ on the market called Litl, and it’s a top-to-bottom operation that’s designing the whole widget with the philosophy of “The computer works for you ( not the other way around )”. Litl has designed both the hardware and the software with the web experience as the priority, and they call the resulting 3lbs beauty ‘Litl’. Besides it’s new OS, the high-end 12.1 LCD panel with a 178 degree viewing angle really sounds nice. Accompanying the awesome display is an Atom processor, 1GB of ram, 2GB of CompactFlash storage, and from the 720p video acceleration I’m guessing they’re using Nvidia’s Tegra platform. The OS appears to be a web-centric design with a ‘Card’ based homescreen that looks a Litl ( sorry ) like Safari’s ‘Top Sites’. Read on…

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Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables, Home Tech, Wireless

Tagged: Internet Appliance, Netbook

Introducing The Litl WebBook originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 19, 2009 at 6:40 am.

People who have an interest in reading ebooks but who want a multi-functional device may be interested in the enTourage eDGe device.  The eDGe closes like a book, and it has a 9.7” (measured diagonally) e-Ink screen on the left and a 10.1” (diagonal) 1024 X 600 pixel color touchscreen on the left.

The eDGe ebook reader side allows you to read PDF and ePub files.  It is not associated with any bookstore, however.  You can take notes in the books using highlighting, dog-earing pages, or by handwriting directly in the books.  … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Android related, News, Spotlight Gadgets, eBook Readers and Gear

Tagged: eBook reader, Netbook

enTourage eDGe DualBook Reader / Netbook originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 26, 2009 at 7:34 am.

Timbuk2 has a new gear bag made specifically for 10 inch Netbooks like the MSI Wind, Acer … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Laptop Gear, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: gear bag, Netbook

Gear bag for your netbook – Timbuk2 T-Pack originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 23, 2009 at 8:20 am.

With the approach of mid August so approaches the Back To School Season.  You know what I mean; whole sections of WalMart, Target, and warehouse stores dedicated to pencils, pens, rulers, white glue and notebooks and folders featuring Hannah Montana and High School Musical all over them. It’s retail’s dedication to sending you or your children back to the Halls of Academe.  But today’s student requires much more than a backpack emblazoned with Zac Efron’s face.  Today’s student is wired to go. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Netbook

Acer Aspire One Netbook Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm.

Like a lot of people, if I have room for it while working on my laptop, I’d rather use a mouse than the trackpad. Most mobile mice seem to be created approximately equal, but recently Microsoft introduced something new to the field with their BlueTrack technology which claims to work more smoothly on more surfaces than the typical red or infrared laser systems of other mice. Microsoft is using BlueTrack in various products, but it seems to be an especially appropriate fit for a mobile mouse such as the Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000.

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Filed in categories: Laptop Gear

Tagged: Laptop, Microsoft, Mouse, Netbook, USB

Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 9, 2009 at 9:30 pm.

Samsill Corporation has announced the launch of Altego™, a new corporate brand. The Clear Laptop Sleeve represents Samsill’s first product launch under this brand. They are available in 5 sizes and have a transparent front panel to allow you to see the outside design of … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Laptop Gear, Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Laptop Sleeve, Netbook

See thru protection for your netbook or laptop originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 6, 2009 at 12:28 pm.

I have now carried the HP Mini 1000xp with me daily for three months. This is a short article on the lessons I have learned about the Mini, netbooks, and me. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables, Laptop Gear

Tagged: HP, Mini 1000, Netbook

3 Months with the HP Mini 1000xp originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 25, 2009 at 1:00 am.

I was excited when Julie told her main article contributors that she was sending us HP Mini 1000 netbooks in December, but for an entirely different reason.

See, I’d already purchased an Acer Aspire One only a few months earlier, and I was quite interested in seeing how the HP Mini stood up against the stiff competition of the netbook I’d grown to love so much. And when I say “love”, I really mean “love”. My AAO has a 160GB hard drive, 1.5GB RAM (I went ahead and upgraded), a long-lasting six-cell battery, and all the standard fare for a netbook – 8.9″ 1024×600 display, 0.3MP webcam, USB 2.0 ports, integrated SD/MemoryStick reader, and the requisite 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Acer, HP, Netbook

Netbook Face-Off: Acer Aspire One versus HP Mini 1000 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 8, 2009 at 5:06 am.

I’ve wanted something like a netbook for a long time — and I’ve gone through a lot of PDAs, phones, and other portable devices without quite finding it — so when Julie decided to do a team review of the HP Mini 1000 I was excited to give it a try. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: HP, Linux, mini, Netbook

HP Mini 1000 Netbook – Running Linux originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 17, 2009 at 6:00 am.

When I was working on my review of the HP mini 1000 netbook, I remember testing the webcam and thinking how dark and grainy the picture was. Rob and I talked about it and after some research, he found some forums where people found a solution. That solution involved doing a bit of surgery though. Rob fixed his, but I didn’t bother since I don’t use a webcam very often. I forgot all about the problem until last week when Judie Lipsett posted a video of a product manager from HP fixing her own HP Vivienne Tam edition netbook. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Gear Diary

Tagged: HP Mini, HPVT, Netbook

HP mini 1000 Netbook Webcam Issue originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 2, 2009 at 8:02 pm.

I have to be honest, when Julie communicated to her Gadgeteer Geek Gang that we would all be getting a new HP Mini 1000 XP Series Netbook, I was overcome with a feeling much like when I was a kid at Christmas.  You know, that happy/joyous feeling of anticipation that fills the youthful spirit until the climax of ripping through the paper on the very last gift. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: HP, Netbook

HP Mini 1000 Netbook – Love and Hate, Plus Its Affect On My Domestic Life originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 18, 2009 at 1:00 am.

Can a laptop create a fashion statement? It can when a famous New York designer like Vivienne Tam puts her artistic stamp on it. Case in point – The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Designer Edition Netbook. It has the same bits and pieces inside that the regular Black swirly Mini has in it, but this one is like a little Red sports car for geek girls. I’ve never considered myself fashion conscience, but I can’t help but like this netbook. I mean it’s Red, it’s shiny and it has flowers on it! What’s not to love? … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Fashion, HPVT, Netbook

HP Mini 1000 Netbook – Vivienne Tam Designer Edition originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 13, 2009 at 5:00 am.

Field Report: Ocho Rios, Jamaca. January 27, 2009. This is Bond, James Bond, reporting. Q has issued all field agents a new plaything and HQ is insisting on reports on the device. I am taking time during a recuperative stay on the warm white sands to accommodate them. Excuse me for a moment, however. The hostess is bringing me my vodka martini and obviously needs me to make a charming and witty double entendre. Let’s see… I open www.doubleentendre.net, click on both ‘witty’ and ‘charming’, hit search…  … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: HP, mini, Netbook

HP Mini 1000 Netbook vs. Fuji Lifebook originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 11, 2009 at 5:00 am.

With all the netbooks on the market in the last year or so, it almost makes a person wonder if the days of full-sized notebooks are numbered. Considering the economy the way it is, people are looking for a bargain and these little netbooks sure can provide one. I have been using an MSI Wind Netbook lately, but my true love was the HP 2133 Mini-Note that I reviewed last year. I loved its metal shell, 8.9 inch 1280 x 786 display and keyboard. The only issue with it was the fact that it came with Vista installed, ran warm and didn’t have the more efficient Atom processor.  Now it’s several months later and we have the HP Mini 1000. Let’s see if if is good enough to make me dump the MSI Wind as my travel computer. … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Laptop, Netbook

HP Mini 1000 Netbook Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 9, 2009 at 5:49 am.

It’s another new netbook, but with a twist: this one isn’t based on the PC architecture, but on a 900 MHz 64-bit MIPS CPU (that means no Windows XP or Vista, ever) … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Spotlight Gadgets

Tagged: Linux, Netbook

Spotlight Gadget – EMTEC Gdium Liberty Netbook originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 7, 2009 at 11:07 am.

Mobile gadget enthusiasts can’t visit their favorite gadget news sites without being bombarded with news about the latest netbooks. Whether you want to refer to this category of extremely portable and affordable laptops as subnotebooks, ultraportables, UMPCs, MIDs or netbooks, is entirely up to you. What I call them is a whole lot of fun and convenience in a small package. The first netbook to capture our interest was the ASUS Eee PC, then it was the HP Mini-Note. Now it’s the MSI Wind. Let’s see if it’s worthy enough for a spot in your gear bag…

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Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Handheld PC, Netbook, Ultra Portable, UMPC

MSI Wind Netbook Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 5, 2008 at 2:30 pm.

Last year, Asus rocked the UMPC world with their announcement of a small, ultra-portable laptop – for only $200. Several
revisions, image leaks, speculative reports, and price increases later, the eeePC line was officially released – with
$200 added to price tag and 512MB RAM pulled from the default specs. I’ve had the flagship 701 model with 4GB of
solid-state disk space and a 0.3MP (300,000 pixel) webcam. Other model options include the 2G ($300) and 4G ($350)
Surfs with 2GB and 4GB SSD and no webcam, as well as the 8GB SSD/1GB RAM 8G at $500.

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Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Handheld PC, Netbook, Ultra Portable, UMPC

ASUS Eee PC 4G (701) Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 9, 2008 at 11:00 am.

In October of 1993, I bought what was then my ideal computer. It fit in my pocket, had a full QWERTY keyboard with dedicated numeric keypad, had lots of built-in apps, ran all my DOS programs with ease, had a gorgeous monochrome LCD screen and ran for 20 hours on two AA batteries. It was the HP 200LX. For years I used this machine for PIM storage, keeping grades for my students, writing a diary and keeping my important text documents on hand for easy reference. I moved to a new Windows-based grading program a year and a half ago, but I had used my 200LX for all that time. It still sits in my gadget cabinet, one gadget that will never see the light of Ebay.

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Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Handheld PC, Netbook, Ultra Portable, UMPC

OQO Model 02 Ultra Personal Computer originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 30, 2007 at 9:15 am.

Ultra portable PCs (uPC) seem to be really hot right now. With
Microsoft’s Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) / Origami devices being announced here there and everywhere, it looks like this product category has the potential to become as popular as PDAs were a few years ago.

Maybe… Exactly one year ago I reviewed the
Sony Vaio VGN-U71P ultra portable Windows XP PC. Despite a few minor complaints, that little guy made a very good travel companion. To this day I kick myself for deciding to get rid of it… Especially now that I don’t have even one Windows PC in the house any longer. Yes, Mac person here.

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Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Handheld PC, Netbook, Ultra Portable, UMPC

Sony Vaio VGN-UX50 uPC originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 14, 2006 at 5:57 am.

Last summer I had the opportunity to review a very small Windows XP computer from Sony. The Vaio VGN-U71P made a good travel companion, but wasn’t perfect due to the fact that you had to also pack a folding keyboard, AC adapter brick and docking station with you if you wanted access to all its features. When it was all said and done, all of these components ended up taking as much space in my gear back as a regular … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Handheld PC, Netbook, Ultra Portable, UMPC

OQO Model 01+ Ultra Personal Computer originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on January 23, 2006 at 11:02 am.

I’ve always been a huge fan of very small computers and have had several such
devices throughout the years. A few notable ones come to mind… Remember the
REX PC Companion? It
was a PDA in a PCMCIA card form factor. What about the hard to find
IBM PC110 palmtop computer?
Then there was the
Toshiba Libretto. I … [visit site to read more]

Filed in categories: Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables

Tagged: Handheld PC, Netbook, Ultra Portable, UMPC

Sony Vaio VGN-U71P originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 13, 2005 at 7:34 pm.